Feature Stories

All about firefighting operations of Sikorsky S-64E/F and CH-54A/B Skycranes By Babak Taghvaee The largest helicopter ever operated by the...

Thrush Aircraft, LLC recently celebrated its fifth anniversary under new ownership. This anniversary marks the 55th year of aircraft manufacturing...

By Ryan Varjassy After the test program was finished on NACL, Vic began the same -65 conversion on NACM followed...

Hillsborough County, Florida, was center stage in early January for a multi-agency aerial firefighting training exercise that involved aircraft, pilots,...

The Russian-made Beriev Be-200ChS is the world's only jet-engined Multirole amphibious aircraft, possessing the highest cruise speed and the highest...

As far as nontraditional career paths go, Jason Schellaars's path to success has been long and full of challenges while...

Early March saw the latest round of the Aerial Firefighting North America (AFFNA) show return to Sacramento, California, for the...

Australia saw a very ‘mixed bag’ as far as the aerial firefighting season went for the 2023-2024 season down under....

By Babak Taghvaee Every year, Cyprus faces widespread wildfires, which not only require government and military organizations of the country...

Australian-owned Kestrel Aviation, based in Mangalore in central Victoria, has upgraded its Airbus AS332L1 Super Puma (Helitak 349) over the...